The Republican journal., 1887-05-12

closed up within the past three months.
The first organ grinder Of the season made his
appearance on our streets Tuesday.
Foster & Son, of Waterville arrived here We'd
nesday, and in the afternoon began work on the
Post Office and Custom House extension.
The Oak Hill Granite company at the Point is at
work on the paving contract for Boston, The pay
ings will be shipped as they are needed.
The thermometer reached s. in the shade in this
city Tuesday afternoon and the heat continued
well into the night. The wind was west and the
atmosphere decidedly sutry.
We are indebted to Joseph Williamson, Esq, of
this city, for pamphlet copies of two papers by
him, read before the Maine Historical Society
civilian Hutchings, The Last Surviving Revolu-
| tionary Pensioner in New England" and "Brig:,-
der General Samuel Waldo, 1896 1859"
PENSIONS. Pensions have been granted as fol
lows: Willard ID. Messer, South Union; Benz.
Mixer scarsror; Stephen =. Hadley, Waldo
Aaron A. Haskell, South China; Alvah $ Hutch
ings, increase, North Palermo: Albert H. Cross,
increase, Brooks.
The room of the Waldo County Wheelmen over
Beams hat store in this city has been tascfullv
fitte' up and viii be carpeted later in the
a cote of by laws is posted on the wall setting
forth the objects of the association. There ten
members ut present and three others have ordered
wheels and will join. The whcelncn Will ride to
Searsmont next Sunday.
The Portsmouth, y. H., Penny Post of Satur.la y
last has notice of the recent wedding of Purscr
\. IL. lianscone and Miss Havencr @; Winter
port, called forth by the fact that the bridal party
was then in Portsmouth, NJ. Uanscomc's native
place, on the return from their wcd,iing tour The
Post says: at is current here that the officers @
the Bangor line have made the home of he newly
married pair paradise of comfort and beauty
without asking consent of parties in In tcrc>."
Mrs. Mary a. Woodbridge, of Ohio. recording
secretary of the National W. c. Z. e. will give Il
temperance address Al the Opera House on Mon
day evening, May 10TH Mrs. Woodbridge is high
~ gifted by nature, possessing all the qtaliiicu
tons of an easy, agreeable speaker and thos,. who
have been privileged to hear her consider he.
second only to Mrs Mary \. Livermore the aucci
of lecturers. Let us greet her with full house
| and cndeavor to give her a royal welcome. Misses
Colburn and Milliken will render vocal selection,
during the evening. The public are cordially In
yted Doors open at :, lecture to commence nj
half past :, standard.
HANsoN's CARRIAGE OPENING. To-day Mr. T.
F. Hanson, of this city, will open his earrias,
sales for the year 1887 at his new repository, cor
ner of Bridge and Washington Sts. Mr. Hanson.
sales have increased from 4G carriages in ISIS, t,
235 in 1856, making him the largest dealer in thi
line in Maine. His business has grown To scl
proportions that last fall he was obliged To cree
the large building he now occupies exclusively fo
his own trade. Mr.. H. opens his sales with a stool
of 200 carriages of all kinds, and as he is a larg.
buyer he is able to sell cheaper than those who bll,
in small quantities. Mr.. Hanson warrants his ear
rlages and never goes back ON his bargains. III,
public are invited to examine the best lot of CARR
ages ever seen in Belfast
Coon TEMrLARs 1t is the intention of G.. c. r
Dow to be present at the session of Waldo Ills
| trict Lodge to be held AZ Ellingwoods Corner o,
Saturday, May 2Sth This will he an importan
session as the work of the new degree and othe
matters of interest are to be considered. Satur
day evening, May :, Officers of Branch Mills Lodg
l. O. of q. r., were installed hy Lodge Deputy F
NJ. Dove, as follows: +. W. Worthine, c. T.; Mis-
Bertha Bradstreet, X. III. s.; Miss Ella A. Dove
l.. ii. s.; Miss Mertie Crummett, V. T.; Mrs A. j
flnkliln, Chap; Miss Myra l.. Bean, See; t1y,.
O. spaulding, \. s.; Edgar +. DOVE +. :. A. :
Bean, Treas; Miss Nettc Parmeter. NJ; Franl
Robinson, ID. NJ; Miss Bertha A. Dove, l. g.
Frank T.. Spaulding, o. G.
Mr.. Samuel sleeper, Of this city, received a tcIc
gram Tuesday, stating that his brother. shcrburn
A. Sleeper, died the night before in Iowa, and tina
his wife would leave Wednesday for Belfast wit
the remains. No particulars have been received
Mr rbo az III
sherburne Sleeper, of this city. During the wa
he was Il member of the Fourth Maine regiment
and at the close obtained clerk ship in one of til
departments at Washington. subsequently h.
cane to Belfast and went into the dry goods bust
ness with his father. \ number of years ago IL
went to Iowa and took up Il farm at Walnut an
recently he engaged in the grain business at Ma
nila, forty miles from Walnut. His wife was Mis-
Laura Gammans, who with one son survives him
The young man is pleasantly remembered here
F. II. Francis Il Co. Belfast, have Il word to sn
to gentlemen concerning boots and shoes. The
have Il new and fashionable stock, and Il class o
goods never seen here before. Read their adv
Mr.. l.. NJ. Barney, merchant tailor, High street
can furnish suitings of the most arpro, cd ST. Ii
| amt cut and make Them Particular attention +
| cutting ladies garments. He has also l,urcl,asr
Il machine for the covering of buttons and is pr,
pared to do that kind of work. No other per>o
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